WEN workshop grinders and polishers, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 4, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 4, 2024the latest report was made
- Jul 4, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- WEN
- Maker
- Great Lakes Technologies, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Workshop grinders and polishers, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Workshop Grinders, Buffers or Polishers, N.s. (code 899), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jul 4, 2024, sent to the company Jul 9, 2024, published by CPSC Jul 24, 2024
The product, in the report: WEN 94475 7.5-Amp 4-1/2-Inch Angle Grinder
WEN 94475 7.5-Amp 4-1/2-Inch Angle Grinder. Purchased from Amazon April 25th. Did not use the grinder untill June 27th after 2 minutes the grinder went on fire, blue,smoke and flames. Pulled cord from electrical outlet and grinder was very hot. Reported to Amazon they would do nothing due to out of return date. Wrote to WEN they would not reply. Wrote to BBB ,to date no response. Numerous instances in Amazon reviews i regard to fires and blue smoke but Amazon refused to deal with the product when I contacted them.
- Model
- 94475 7.5-Amp
- Serial number
- 12427200221
- Bought from
- Amazon Services
- Bought
- Apr 25, 2024
- Where
- Palm coast, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand WEN, made or sold by Great Lakes Technologies, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.